Ingraham, IL · standard
ZIP Code 62434
Clay County, Illinois - Census ACS demographics, housing tenure, and business patterns, benchmarked against every US ZIP.
- 330
- 5/sq mi
- $193,100
- Median home value
- 13.3%
- Bachelor's or higher
The verdict
Ingraham pairs below-median home values, in a rural, homeowner-dominated area.
- 42th pct
- home value, US ZIPs
- 5
- people per sq mi
- 92%
- owner-occupied homes
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates (2019–2023). Percentiles rank ZIP 62434 against every reporting US ZIP.
ZIP code 62434 is a sparsely populated ZIP (a standard USPS delivery area) in Ingraham, Clay County, Illinois, home to just 330 residents across 68.8 square miles, a density of 5 people per square mile, in the Chicago time zone.
Median household income is not on file for ZIP 62434, but per-capita income is $31,009. The poverty rate stands at 24.1% and the unemployment rate at 0.0%. On housing, the median home value is $193,100 (1% above the state average) with median rent at - per month, and 92.4% of occupied units are owner-occupied.
Formal educational attainment runs low here: just 13.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the median age is 61.6, and the average commute is -. We also surface 3 nearby ZIP codes within roughly 10 miles and 5 additional ZIPs sharing Clay County, so you can benchmark 62434 against its immediate geography rather than a national average alone.
Every figure on this page is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates (including median rent) and the FHFA House Price Index, no estimates, no proprietary scoring. Verify with Census →
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates + ZIP Code Business Patterns + FHFA HPI ACS demographics and median rent, ZBP business establishments, FHFA HPI for ZIP 62434, Ingraham, IL · 2023 Census ACS 5-Year Estimates use a rolling 60-month sample for stable small-geography estimates; ZBP updated annually; FHFA HPI updated quarterly/annually.
Quick Facts
330
Population
68.8
Area (sq mi)
5
People / sq mi
Chicago
Time Zone
standard
ZIP Type
Who lives in ZIP 62434?
61.6
Median Age
50.8%
Male
49.2%
Female
0.0%
Foreign-Born
Hispanic or Latino is an ethnicity category from the Census Bureau and may overlap with other categories above.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
How much do residents earn?
$31,009
Per Capita Income
24.1%
Poverty Rate
0.0%
Unemployment Rate
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What is the education profile here?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What does housing look like?
207
Total Housing Units
105
Occupied Units
102
Vacant Units
1.82
Avg Household Size
Occupancy Type
$193,100
Median Home Value
+1% vs state
1979
Median Year Built
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)
What businesses operate in this ZIP?
Census Bureau data shows 6 business establishments in ZIP 62434, employing approximately 24 people with a combined annual payroll of $861,000.
6
Businesses
24
Employees
$861K
Annual Payroll
0
Industry Sectors
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns (ZBP), 2023. Employment figures may include noise for disclosure avoidance.
Nearby ZIP Codes
Want a side-by-side? Compare 62434 vs 62879 →
ZIP 62434 vs its nearest neighbors, by population
Resident population of this ZIP and the closest reporting ZIP codes within ~10 miles.
- 62448
Newton (62448)
5,834 residents
- 62424 2,092
Dieterich (62424)
2,092 residents
- 62434 330
Ingraham (62434)
330 residents
- 62879 85
Sailor Springs (62879)
85 residents
What this shows Among its immediate neighbors, ZIP 62434 ranks #3 by population - useful context the national average alone can't give.
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